Establishment of GSWS Department:-(a) In accordance with the

provisions of this Act, there shall be constituted a department called the Department of ‘Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams hereinafter called as the ‘Department’, for monitoring of the Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams already established in rural and urban areas across the State.

1. (b) The existing system of ‘Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams’ established under various Government Orders issued by the Government from time to time shall be deemed to have been organized and constituted under the provisions of the Act.
2. (c) The Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams Department shall constitute
   • (i) Special Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary / Secretary to Government, GSWS Department. (ii)Commissioner/Director, GSWS Department,
   • (iii) Director, AP State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (APSIRDPR).
   • (iv) The Functionaries of ‘Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams’ and the staff drafted for the Department, either on deputation or otherwise. The staffing pattern and the criteria/eligibility thereof shall be consistent with Article 309 of the